# Accident 19900605018469A: Cessna 152, Milford, IA, June 5, 1990

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: June 5, 1990, 23:15 local time
- Place: Milford, IA
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Fcd/Prec Ldg From Cruise
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 43.3196° N, 95.1499° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=43.3196&lon=-95.1499&mi=10
- Aircraft: N94615, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N94615-1995-03-29) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna 152 (registry code 2071835, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-152) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 152
- Reported engine: LYC O235L2C
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 193 total, 116 in this make and model, 34 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB MKC90LA119](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MKC90LA119) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19900605018469A

## Narrative

As the FAA filed it, in capitals; the FAA replaces private details with ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^.

RAN OUT OF FUEL EN ROUTE AT NIGHT. STRUCK IRRIGATION DITCH ON FORCED LANDING. IMPACT SEVERED NOSE GEAR. NOSED OVER.

## The NTSB's investigation of this event (1)

From the NTSB's public API. Aircraft are matched to registry aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported serial number, make and model; the registry's history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.

- [NTSB MKC90LA119](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MKC90LA119), Jun 5, 1990: Cessna 152 (N94615), Milford, IA, substantial damage. Probable cause: FUEL EXHAUSTION DUE TO MISJUDGED FUEL CONSUMPTION CALCULATIONS BY THE PILOT IN COMMAND, AND A FORCED LANDING TO A FIELD WITH A HIDDEN OBSTRUCTION.

## Other reports on N94615 (1)

Matched to the same aircraft by N-number and date.

- [Incident 19841123070879I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19841123070879I), Nov 23, 1984: Cessna 152 (N94615), Roanoke, VA, Minor damage. Pilot taxiing cut corner of ramp and taxied into hole.

From the FAA Accident/Incident Data System. Reports are matched to registry aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported make and model; the registry's history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model. For accidents, the NTSB's own investigation is the fuller record.

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